Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1887-05-20

MEETING OF DEH0t Rail. SFAli
CENTRAL t0IGIiIEE.


On "Wednesday of l4s' st,k 'ite Dcm-
,r,auc State Cenuai Coemlu e met a.
Barnum's Hotel in Baltimore 70 6x upon
tho time FOR holding be- Sttc couven-
ton and TO arrange other matters Of m
or detail The meeting -es'sed t."
ave been well attended and lae s1rt
o. the committee seemed to haze boe
harmonious. Of course tho com ni'trc
composed Of all nae men ond heace
there was but ono thi2c to d. aw! that
vast carry out the plan already ajop'cd
rs tie bosses. German opened thu
meeting with sort Of preamble ~
which he frankly Acknowledged
that grave fraud. had been COM
mite upon tie ballot box.
and the practices Of the party heretofore
~cre undoubtedly corrupt IN his willy
manner lie attempted To espl7in t''c
: ~, II t. csc grievances and 'nsges'cd
l.a.urr. by which such practices can
+. pf.y.n,cd in tie future, wiaiiug
~ u.t tir1lc -cnin't the Republican
,nq 3rsoluion. r'rnt had been pre-
..vu + prrplrei were submitted to the
committee and adopted
TIE rc.ohtiou provlcs. "TIat a
fcma- ~. qouHent on be held ~ Falu-
mor, r,ty an Wednesday, the 18th day
II Jdy. 1887 at II O'Clock noon, at
such ace therein as the chairman OF
hi, committee may select, to nominate
canlj aH for Governor for Conrtrol-
Yer Of the Treasury and for Attorney
Gen raj of the State "
Tlo cond resolution provides: Faat
the Democratic voter, Of the respective
Uuntlcs of The State bc. and M are
.erety, directed 10 assemble in primary
Meeting in their respective counties, 40
,uch time and place q, the ncmners OF
his comm,Ie nom such county mry
,rAjLi,ltr, to elect delegates, equal -
,umhcr 'otheir respective representation
n the lrrncral Assembly, to meet ~
State convention in Baltimore city on
"Wednesday. the - h dry ofJuly, 1881,
at II o'clock noon, to uOmlna'c 1caudl
date for Governor. for Comptroller OF the
Treasury and for Attorney General Of
: State .
The only other additional feature OF
of interest is the seventh resolution
winch provides:
Seventh That Henry y F,rnandis
ilcury Page, James Bond. Harry A
%rhutx. + NJ Cox II ". Talbot
anil Jas. A. l. Mcclure, members Of
this committe, be and they hereby are
constituted board Of supervisors of
primary elections, whose duty shall be
+, fully hear, fairly determine aud ade-
glatc rrdrrss all complaint, Of cludi
dates for nomination at the sevc al pri
mary elections to be held in the respec
tive counties of the state for lcgsativ,
anil State oihcrs They shall hold their
Offices ia the city Of Baltimore, and
sl,ull appoint .tpuiable judges aud
clerks for sad primary elections in the
place of those appointed in the said re
So ctive counties by virtue Of the atore
going sixth resolution, who may, from
any cause whatever, be unfit or unhbl'
to act as judges aud clerks Of said pri-
mary clec tons, ana Shall give public
notice of the names Of the judges ana
clerks thus appointed by them, excep
in those counties in which the local
committee mny have appointed the
Judges and clerks Of said pfimar,
meetings Icy shall appoint TN
Judges aud clerks Of all primary cleo
u1ns to he held in Baltimore city fof
State purposes during the present year
who Shall be If unqiestioned character
and c2plcity, shall publish their names
and residences at least two weeks bcfor
the holding OF SAID primary elections,
and shall provide authenticated cepjcs of
the registration books by which to SC
lcct the polling ? aces at which the sad
urinary elections shall be conducted IL
the Sald Guy SAID polling plac to DC
as near the centre Of the said wards aud
said groups of election precints as posi-
bic. and away FROM any drinking saloon
and shall see to It that the candidates
SHALL have at the sand primary elections
challenger wltuin aud challenger
without the pol-roo Of his own Sc
lee ION to protect and guard such can
dllate's rights. and said challenger shall
have the right to see the baIIot-box
.pcned and closed before The beginning
of the voting
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